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NHS coffee social planned

NEGAUNEE — The Negaunee High School Class of 1963 will have a coffee social during Pioneer Week. We will meet at 10 a.m. July 11 at the Negaunee Senior Center. Guests are surely welcomed to join us. Contact Al Nelson at 906-869-6674 or “Foo” at 906-475-7622.

NCB to present ‘An American Salute’

NEGAUNEE — Director Lucas Wickstrom has chosen selections for this week’s Negaunee City Band concert to celebrate the Independence Day holiday. The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Outdoor Performing Arts Center at the east end of Iron Street. The program features several popular and well-known marches, including Sousa’s “Washington Post” and “Semper Fidelis,” “Americans We” by Henry Fillmore, and “Bells of Freedom” by David Gillingham. There will be an “Armed Forces Salute” paying tribute to those who serve our country inuniform. There ...

Old Town group to give tour

NEGAUNEE — The Protect Old Town Negaunee group will be guiding a tour of the five acres of Old Town at 10 a.m. July 14, meeting at Cyr and Snow streets, where the Jackson Mine Park Jim Thomas Pavilion parking lot is located. Negaunee voters will be able to vote on the status of these five acres on Aug. 6. Voting yes will allow the land to stay in the public domain while voting no will allow the city to sell the land to a private developer to turn into housing. Protect Old Town Negaunee would like this gem of an area to remain community owned and stay in the public domain. During ...

New era at NMU: Alumnus, former ass’t coach Shyiak to head NMU hockey

By STEVE BROWNLEE Journal Sports Editor MARQUETTE — Not many sports programs can boast having just four head coaches in a nearly half-century of their history. Northern Michigan University hockey is one of them. The university announced Wednesday and will introduce Friday just its ...

To Your Good Health

Dear Annie: I left an extremely abusive marriage almost 30 years ago. The physical, verbal and mental abuse was so bad that I had to escape from the house one day when my husband was not home. I had a son with him that I had to leave behind. My son was 5 years old at the time. He would not ...